Report on Dale & John Dengate Parody Competition, Illawarra Folk Festival, January 2020

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The winner was 2-time Gulgong Dengate Parody competition winner, Derek Dowding with Scomo which was based on Moscow by Dschinghis Khan (aka Genghis Khan) who achieved one hit wonder status downunder when Moscow (originally in German and under the title Moskau) became a #1 hit around the time of the Russian Olympics in 1980.

Scomo on Youtube

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Photos © Sandra Nixon

1. the audience strolls in ...


2. MC Alan Musgrove


3. Peter Hicks


4. Derek Dowding


5. Clark Gormley


6. Full house


7. Dave Moir


8. Matthew Clarke with MC Alan Musgrove


9. Miguel Heatwole & members of Ecopella


10. Pauline who is a much better dancer than Scotty from Marketing


11. Steve Wilson


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13. Paul Spencer

14. Russell Churcher


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16. Brian Bell


17. Joanna Roweth


18. MC introducing the judge


19. Judge Lachlan Dengate announcing the winner

20. Judge congratulating the winner


21. Judge & winner

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Extracts from Singabout - Folk Song weekend, WEA, June 1962

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Poster from Maher collection
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Report on the weekend from Singabout 5(1), January 1963, pp.10-11


Friday night - Have we a folk culture? Panel discussion with Edgar Waters, Clement Hosking & John Thompson.
Saturday morning - Seminar on collecting Australian Bush Songs with Mary-Jean Officer
Saturday afternoon - A Historical and Social Analysis of Australian Bush Songs with Dr Russel Ward
Saturday night - Concert of Bush Songs (which was attended by 300, students & members of the public) 
Sunday morning - Seminar on Presentation and Preservation of Traditional Material - Peter Hamilton & others

Sunday Afternoon - An examination of Traditional Instruments with Alan Scott.
Sunday night - Is the Tradition Dead with Edgar Waters.

... concert of Folk Songs was the most popular item, drawing a crowd of approximately 300 ... The Club sent 2 delegates Rex Whalan and Jamie Carlin ... The editor wishes to thank Frank Moorehouse, Jamie Carlin and Rex Whalan for making their notes available for this article to supplement hers. 

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From the Archives - The Art of Collecting Folk Songs by John Meredith, Singabout 5(1), January 1963.

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Singabout 5(1), pp.16-19


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From the Archives - Draft pages from Singabout 6(3) which was never published.

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These pages were found in a folder labelled Collectors Group. Some of the songs in the folder were to be included in the proposed Singabout.

Proposed contents list from page 3

Ballad of Fred Lowry  14

Bushman to his Bride   18
The Birth of a National Song 8
Collector's Notebook   19

Lazy Harry   5
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The Maid of Australia   6

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The Mermaid   3

Reciter's Corner   15

Son of Lazy Harry    5

Song of Australia    8
Traditional Dances  12

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Garry Tooth @ Dukes, Friday 14th February, 7.30 for 8pm + concert report

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Garry is returning to Dukes, after an absence of 5 years.

Garry Tooth sings "Foggy Dew" at Bowral Folk, Blues and Beyond 2008

I was born in Central Queensland and later moved to Brisbane. I started singing old bush ballads in the late 1950s and helped form the Moreton Bay Bushwackers. In 1960 three of us formed The Wayfarers and were employed at the Primitif Coffee Lounge.

In 1964 we were involved in setting up the Brisbane Folk Centre. From 1970 I was working as a singer in various restaurants around Sydney.

Garry at 1981 Bush Music Festival concert at the Opera House (Mulga Wire, no.28, p.7, Dec 1981 (Bob Bolton photo)
From 2000 until 2006 I sang at my own cafe The Whistlestop at Thirlmere. I have a passion for the story in the song and have developed a repertoire of Australian, Irish, English and Scottish folk songs.

Tritton Hall, Hut 44 Addison Road Centre, 142 Addison Rd, Marrickville

Door opens 7.30 for 8pm start. Session 10.00-11.30pm
BYO songs
Cost - $10
Bring something to drink & a plate for supper
Enquiries - Sandra 9358 4886

 

Duke's place, named after our honoured early member Harold 'Duke' Tritton (1886-1965), is the place to go once a month for a great night of Australian songs in concert and session. Duke was a powerful singer who supplied BMC with many songs he had learnt in his younger days while working as a shearer and at other bush jobs. He was also a songwriter and poet giving us songs that have entered the tradition such as Sandy Hollow Line and Shearing in the Bar.
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Garry @ Dukes,  February 2020  (Photos © Sandra Nixon) 
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 Garry & Dave Johnson

George repairing concertina 

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